This is why liars can outsmart your brain

Separating truth from lies is mentally taxing. The implications are massive an era of #fakenews, aggressive marketing and general untruthfulness.
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You Can Outsmart the "Smart Money" Crowd This chart from our May Elliott Wave Financial Forecast shows you a setup that speaks volumes about the next move in the stock market: Large Specs' current net-short position in VIX futures....2019-05-21, 15:01

What to know about pathological liars A pathological liar is someone who tells compulsive lies that do not have a clear motive or benefit. Learn more about the possible causes and how to cope with this behavior in others....2019-08-09, 02:52

CHEAP: Outsmart noise, buy Sony’s WH-1000XM3 ANC headphones for only $298 Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Been on the hunt for a pair of headphones? A set that’ll become your daily drivers for the next few years? Well, look no further. Why? Because Sony‘s WH-1000XM3 headphones are now selling on Amazon for only $298,...2019-06-03, 15:52

Ronan Farrow looks at media crowd and says he sees liars NEW YORK (AP) — The New Yorker’s Ronan Farrow sure knows how to get a media crowd buzzing.
He accepted a Mirror Award for media reporting from Syracuse University Thursday by paying tribute to journalists and industry leaders at a Manhattan luncheon for keeping the media honest and transparent...2019-06-14, 00:00

It’s Harry Potter meets Megan Abbott in fantasy noir Magic For Liars In Sarah Gailey’s debut novel, Magic For Liars, twin sisters Ivy and Tabitha Gamble grow apart after Tabitha is admitted to an elite boarding school and returns a very different person. As Ivy narrates, “Her long hair—used to be plain old ‘dark brown,’ but after she came back from school it was some...2019-06-03, 21:26

What to know about brain aneurysms Brain aneurysms affect 3–5% of people in the U.S. during their lifetime. When they rupture, they can cause a stroke. Learn about their symptoms, causes, and treatment here....2019-08-16, 23:13

What happens in the brain when we are bored? What happens in the brain when we get bored? And what is different in the case of people who are prone to boredom in a negative way? A new study finds out....2019-07-09, 21:13

How does your brain take out the trash? Until recently, no one knew how the brain removed waste. In 2013, the glymphatic system was discovered. Here, we discuss its role in health and disease....2019-06-21, 10:52

What Anxiety Does to Your Brain and What You Can Do About It Anxiety is a perfectly normal and natural part of being a human. There are always going to be times when we’re more nervous or worried than others. But for some, anxiety is a much stronger, more fearsome force—one that never goes away. But what is anxiety exactly, and what’s going on in your mind (a...2019-07-09, 23:00

What to know about alcohol and brain damage Alcohol has many effects on the body and can potentially damage the brain. Long-term and short-term effects can result in a range of physical and psychological changes. Learn more here....2019-07-04, 08:13

Finding the brain’s compass The world is constantly bombarding our senses with information, but the ways in which our brain extracts meaning from this information remains elusive. How do neurons transform raw visual input into a mental representation of an object — like a chair or a dog?
In work published in Nature Neurosci...2019-08-13, 04:26

What Cannabis Actually Does to Your Brain and Body Cannabis is the most popular illicit(ish) drug in the world, and it’s gaining in popularity as it becomes legal—medicinally or recreationally—in more and more states. But what actually happens in your body when you partake? Let’s take a look at this fascinating drug, its health effects, and potentia...2019-08-30, 01:39

What Marijuana Actually Does to Your Brain and Body Cannabis is the most popular illicit(ish) drug in the world, and it’s gaining in popularity as it becomes legal—medicinally or recreationally—in more and more states. But what actually happens in your body when you partake? Let’s take a look at this fascinating drug, its health effects, and potentia...2019-08-29, 22:26

Don't Worry, Nothing to See Here, Biden's Brain Is A-OK After Joe Biden seemed to lose the thread at various points during last month’s debate and then misstepped his way through Iowa, questions were raised about how on-the-ball he is, really, at 76 years old. But don’t worry, his brain is fine and it’s silly for you to worry about old candidates who are...2019-08-20, 16:52

Trump Brain Status: Teflon Pan President Trump has had a wee bit of trouble with his 2016 campaign’s enthusiasm for taking opposition intelligence from foreign officials. You may have heard about it....2019-06-13, 02:13

Micky Ward – A warrior’s brain On the anniversary of his first fight with Arturo Gatti, Micky Ward tells Tris Dixon that multiple displays of courage have permanently altered his brain
The post Micky Ward – A warrior’s brain appeared first on Boxing News....2019-05-21, 15:13

What are the early symptoms of a brain tumor? Early symptoms of a brain tumor can include headaches, vision problems, and mood swings. However, because they are so general, diagnosis can be difficult. The symptoms tend to vary depending on the location and stage of the tumor. Learn more here....2019-09-03, 09:52

Trump Brain Status: Man From Mars Here’s a new and important message from the president of the United States regarding the mysteries of the universe and his burning desire to plumb the depths of outer space....2019-06-08, 01:39

How brain cells pick which connections to keep Brain cells, or neurons, constantly tinker with their circuit connections, a crucial feature that allows the brain to store and process information. While neurons frequently test out new potential partners through transient contacts, only a fraction of fledging junctions, called synapses, are select...2019-08-06, 17:26

Why Your Brain Can’t Process Climate Change Last week saw the latest in a series of increasingly dire reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This past July was the hottest month on record, punctuated by intense heat waves throughout Europe and the Arctic, leading to a record-breaking 12.5 billion tons of ice melting on Gr...2019-08-14, 18:13

What You Eat May Impact Your Memory And Brain: Study According to a recent study published in the journal, 'Neurobiology of Aging', high levels of a satiety hormone that reduces appetite could decrease a person's likelihood of developing Alzheimer's......2019-09-05, 14:13

Your eyes are the key to distracted driving, not your brain Enlarge (credit: Getty / Aurich Lawson)
The key to avoiding distracted driving is simple, according to new research from MIT: just keep your eyes on the road and look where you're going. That might sound horribly obvious, given "look where you're going" is one of the earliest lessons we learn as w...2019-07-01, 23:00

A much less invasive way to monitor pressure in the brain Traumatic brain injuries, as well as infectious diseases such as meningitis, can lead to brain swelling and dangerously high pressure in the brain. If untreated, patients are at risk for brain damage, and in some cases elevated pressure can be fatal.
Current techniques for measuring pressure with...2019-08-24, 14:00

AI could study your brain to help teachers improve their courses Teachers don't always know how well their methods work. They can ask questions and hand out tests, of course, but it's not always clear who's at fault if the message doesn't get through. AI might do the trick before long, though. Dartmouth College......2019-06-23, 21:26

Dopamine and serotonin: Brain chemicals explained Dopamine and serotonin, or the 'happy hormones,' play key roles in mood, depression, and appetite, among other things. Learn about similarities, differences, and what happens when they are out of balance here....2019-08-20, 03:52

Trump Brain Status: A;sldfas;dlfjasdf President Donald Trump spent his evening rambling to Sean Hannity on Wednesday for the better part of an hour, and there’s one part of the president’s long-winded interview I’d like to highlight. As first noted by Vox’s Aaron Rupar, it seems like we can hear Trump’s brain melting out of his ears in ...2019-06-20, 16:26

Trump Brain Status: Garlic Mashed We’re more than a year out from the 2020 election, and already President Donald Trump is reportedly insisting aides tell him things are going just great, despite both internal and public polls that show him trailing in key states he’ll need to take in order to win a second term....2019-06-11, 17:26

You can now buy a brain stimulation headset to treat your depression Could a headset and smartphone app really treat depression? That’s the claim made by Flow for its medically-approved brain stimulation headset, a device that nudges your neurons with a gentle electric current, and one you can buy and use in your own home.
Flow is a medical technology company ...2019-08-17, 12:13

Did you solve it? Drive your car (and brain) round the block The solution to today’s puzzleEarlier today I set you this puzzle:You are in a big city where all the streets go in one of two perpendicular directions. You take your car from its parking place and drive on a tour of the city such that you do not pass through the same intersection twice and return b...2019-08-27, 08:13

Your terrible diet could be ruining your brain: study The average person is eating a lot more calories than they did 50 years ago and it is having devastating results on their brains and waistlines, a new study warns. People are eating an extra 650 calories a day — the equivalent of a burger, fries and soft drink — compared to what they were......2019-06-13, 17:52

Trump Brain Status: Truck Stop Hot Dog According to the White House, it was supposed to be a speech on American energy and manufacturing policy. But for more than an hour on Tuesday, President Donald Trump complained to a Pennsylvania Shell plant crowd about dwindling TV audiences and then professed his love of large machines....2019-08-14, 06:52

Can you solve it? Drive your car (and brain) round the block A streetwise puzzleUPDATE: For the solution please click here.Today’s puzzle is a trip.You are in a big city where all the streets go in one of two perpendicular directions. You take your car from its parking place and drive on a tour of the city such that you do not pass through the same intersecti...2019-08-27, 08:13

Matt Nagy Has Double-Doink On The Brain Time was running out in the first half of the Bears’ preseason loss to the Panthers on Thursday night, and Chicago was in field goal range. Well, ostensibly. Bears coach Matt Nagy took one look at the spot of the ball after the half’s penultimate play, and immediately had sweaty-palmed flashbacks. D...2019-08-09, 23:00

Trump Brain Status: 'Dumb as a Rock' President Donald Trump lashed out at his former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday, calling him “dumb as a rock” after reports Tillerson criticized Trump during a surprise appearance before the House Foreign Affairs Committee earlier this week....2019-05-23, 15:26

Deaths from brain, heart problems higher for NFL than MLB CHICAGO (AP) — NFL players may be more likely to die from brain diseases and heart problems than Major League Baseball players, but the reasons are unclear.
That’s according to study published Friday involving 6,100 professional athletes who died between 1979 through 2013.
Repeated head blows ...2019-05-24, 18:26

Speeding up drug discovery for brain diseases A research team led by Whitehead Institute scientists has identified 30 distinct chemical compounds — 20 of which are drugs undergoing clinical trial or have already been approved by the FDA — that boost the protein production activity of a critical gene in the brain and improve symptoms of Rett syn...2019-07-31, 21:52

Man diagnosed with rare syphilis infection in brain A man was diagnosed with a syphilis infection in the brain, known as neurosyphilis, after he struggled to walk and talk normally for months, according to a recent case report. The 50-year-old man’s case was detailed in the British Medical Journal Case Reports (BMJ). Doctors did not identify the man....2019-09-04, 06:39

France: Brain-damage patient dies after right-to-die row A Frenchman at the heart of a right-to-die case has died after doctors removed life support. The question of whether to keep Vincent Lambert in a permanently vegetative state divided both his family and the nation....2019-07-11, 12:00

Trump UK Brain Status: Bangers and Mash President Donald Trump landed in the UK on Monday for a three-day trip to merry ol’ England. And, as befits a man whose diaper-clad image is set to once again fly high over the streets of London, Trump wasted little time before resurrecting his petty feud with Mayor Sadiq Khan....2019-06-03, 19:52

Elon Musk wants YOUR brain hooked up to a computer Elon Musk announced that his company Neuralink plans to link human brains directly to computers, saying the first prototype could be implanted in a person by the end of 2020. Veuer's Sam Berman has the full story
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Woman’s ‘brain tumor’ turns out to be tapeworm A New York woman who was prepared for a long battle against brain cancer got some shocking news when doctors finally opened up her skull. Rachel Palma, 42, had been experiencing some bizarre symptoms that prompted doctors to perform a scan of her brain — and when the images came back, they appeared ...2019-06-04, 23:26

Parkinson's disease 'could be detected early on by brain changes' Gene and serotonin screening may indicate people at risk of condition, researchers sayChanges in the brain that can be spotted years before physical symptoms of Parkinson’s disease occur might act as an early warning sign for the condition, researchers say.It is thought that about 145,000 people in ...2019-06-20, 01:39

Use a 'Productivity Song' to Train Your Brain to Work Anyone who has ever seen a movie montage knows the importance of a motivating soundtrack. We may not have a professional editor to splice together footage of us training for a boxing match or studying for the bar exam, but we can pick our own music to help with our productivity....2019-06-04, 22:39

A mind-controlled robot arm doesn’t have to mean brain implants A robotic arm smoothly traces the movements of a cursor on a computer screen, controlled by the brain activity of a person sitting close by who stares straight ahead. The person wears a cap covered in electrodes.
This "mind-controlled" robot limb is......2019-07-22, 21:52

Elon Musk’s Neuralink wants you to type on your iPhone using your brain At its presentation today at the California Academy of Sciences, Elon Musk‘s brain-computer interface company Neuralink revealed its plans to begin human trials of its neuron-reading technology next year. But what is it good for? The company has big plans to augment humans with AI (and who knows, ma...2019-07-17, 07:26

Elon Musk hopes to put a computer chip in your brain. Who wants one? This week Elon Musk unveiled his most sci-fi project thus far: a computer chip connected to exceptionally slender wires with electrodes on them, all of which is meant to be embedded in a person's brain by a surgical robot. The implant would connect wirelessly to a small behind-the-ear receiver that ...2019-07-20, 19:52

How Exercise Lowers the Risk of Alzheimer’s by Changing Your Brain More and more studies are showing how regular exercise benefits the brain, and in particular, the aging brain. What’s less clear is how exactly exercise counters the cognitive decline that comes with aging and diseases like Alzheimer’s.
To find out, for nearly a decade, Ozioma Okonkwo, a...2019-08-09, 21:13

Seth Meyers to Trump: 'What chemical are you missing from your brain?' Late-night hosts look into more bizarre presidential tweets, a boycott of Trump backer-owned gyms and inaction on gun reformSeth Meyers looked into Trump’s week in response to the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, which has been tepid on the political action and searing on the pers...2019-08-09, 17:52

Teen’s brain tumors allegedly misdiagnosed as ‘anorexia’ A U.K. teen who allegedly was diagnosed with anorexia after she went to her doctor numerous times for complaints of unexplained weight loss, vision issues and stopped menstrual cycles was eventually diagnosed with several brain tumors after a trip to the eye doctor....2019-06-27, 21:13

Trump Brain Status: Deep Fried Twinkie As a Minnesotan, it pains me to say that President Donald Trump has taken aim at my beloved North Star state, continuing his ongoing racist attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar in a grammatically troubling tweet on Tuesday....2019-07-23, 16:52

Is targeting brain inflammation the key to beating Alzheimer’s disease? The past decade of Alzheimer’s disease research has been fraught with disappointment.
Years of focus on one hallmark of the disease ultimately resulted in no progress toward treatment or prevention.
Could inflammation be the key to finding a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease?Chelsea Stah...2019-07-13, 04:52

Brain fever kills 97 children in east India Nearly 100 children have died this month from encephalitis, commonly known as brain fever, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, a state health official said on Monday....2019-06-17, 17:00

New therapy attacks brain cancer's circadian clock A potential novel therapy against glioblastoma, a tumor that penetrates brain tissue and hides from radiation, chemotherapy and surgical treatments, targets its circadian clock -- and may lead to new treatment methods....2019-08-28, 06:26

Insulin delivery drug could help fight brain cancer The compound molecule surfen was able to block the growth and spread of glioblastoma, tumors that reaches throughout healthy brain tissue, according to research published Wednesday in FASEB Journal....2019-09-12, 03:39

MIT’s thread-like robot can slip through blood vessels in your brain MIT engineers created a thread-like robot that can glide through the brain's blood vessels and could deliver clot-reducing drugs to treat strokes or aneurysms. The robotic thread could offer an alternative to open brain surgery, and it could be contr......2019-08-30, 02:00

| In first, brain waves detected in lab grown mini-brains Scientists have picked up electrical activity in pea-sized, lab-grown brains for the first time, paving the way to model neurological conditions and answer fundamental questions on how our gray matter develops....2019-08-30, 11:13

How Your Brain Perceives Magicians Cutting Their Assistants in Half Let me start by describing one of the first magic tricks I learned to perform when I was a kid. Here is what the audience sees: I reach into my pocket and reveal a jumbo-sized card depicting the four of spades on one side and the ace of spades on the other side. After mumbling some magic words, I tu...2019-05-22, 22:26

‘World’s largest’ brain tumor removed from man after 20 years Surgeons in India have removed what they claim is the largest brain tumor ever recorded from a man who let the cancerous mass continue to grow for two decades. The watermelon-sized, 11-pound tumor was cut out of the 31-year-old man’s head during a 10-hour operation in the Indian city of Madurai last...2019-05-23, 20:39

Chernobyl: horrifying, masterful television that sears on to your brain This breathtaking series throws us right into the hellish chaos of the nuclear disaster – and its terrors are unflinching and unforgettableAfter three of its five episodes aired, the miniseries Chernobyl found its way to the top of IMDB’s top 250 TV shows in history list. While the fan-voted chart m...2019-05-29, 15:26

Baby brain-dead after being left in Harlem bathtub An 8-month-old Harlem girl was in grave condition Tuesday with no brain function after her mother left her unattended in a filling bathtub, police sources said. The infant, whose name wasn’t released, was found face down in the water around 4:30 p.m. Monday in an apartment at Frederick Douglass Boul...2019-09-04, 01:00

Detecting patients’ pain levels via their brain signals Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have developed a system that measures a patient’s pain level by analyzing brain activity from a portable neuroimaging device. The system could help doctors diagnose and treat pain in unconscious and noncommunicative patients, which could reduce the risk of chronic ...2019-09-12, 06:13

CHEAP: Train your brain with $180 off this magnificent math clock Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! You might think the world is complicated enough and there’s no need to make basic tasks harder, right? Right? Wrong. That’s why you need to stop what you’re doing right now and buy the Albert Math Clock. This cle...2019-05-25, 16:39

From one brain scan, more information for medical artificial intelligence MIT researchers have devised a novel method to glean more information from images used to train machine-learning models, including those that can analyze medical scans to help diagnose and treat brain conditions.
An active new area in medicine involves training deep-learning models to detect stru...2019-06-19, 21:01

The Brain Of Nick Castellanos Has Transcended Time, The Standings Professional athletes are known to enter some strange head-spaces in order to stay focused and conquer doubt and all the rest of it. Still, it must be said, Cubs outfielder Nick Castellanos is truly smelling the psychosphere these days. He was asked Tuesday night why he greets manager Joe Maddon wit...2019-08-22, 07:26

Brain-swelling virus found in Florida mosquitoes Mosquitoes are a summertime pest that most of us have just learned to deal with. You can treat your lawn and use bug spray, but they’re still going to find a way to annoy you. In some cases, bites from the tiny bugs can lead to more serious consequences than a small itchy bump, and health offi...2019-07-31, 18:26

Israel's Zebra Medical gets FDA ok for brain bleeds product Zebra Medical Vision, an Israel medical imaging analytics company, said on Monday it received its third clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its alert for intracranial hemorrhage, based on head CT scans....2019-06-17, 19:26

New method classifies brain cells based on electrical signals For decades, neuroscientists have relied on a technique for reading out electrical “spikes” of brain activity in live, behaving subjects that tells them very little about the types of cells they are monitoring. In a new study, researchers at the University of Tuebingen, Germany, and MIT’s Picower In...2019-08-22, 22:26

Brain scans of US embassy staff to Cuba may show abnormalities Diplomats had reported falling ill after what was thought to be ‘acoustic attack’Brain scans of US embassy staff who became ill in mysterious circumstances while serving in Cuba have found potential abnormalities that may be related to their symptoms.The scans taken from 40 US government workers who...2019-07-23, 19:26

Boxer Maxim Dadashev dead after suffering brain bleed Russian boxing contender Maxim Dadashev has died from injuries suffered in a Friday night fight in Maryland, according to ESPN.com. Trainer Buddy McGirt and strength and conditioning coach Donatas Janusevicius confirmed the news to the website. McGirt threw in the towel after the 11th round against ...2019-07-23, 20:39

This British Politician Yelling BE A GOOD BOY Officially Broke My Brain British politics is pretty wild right now, for reasons that I do not fully understand but are related to the disastrous, utterly incomprehensible nightmare that is Brexit. You can read more about those reasons here, but this blog isn’t about that. This blog is about some shit I saw this morning and ...2019-09-05, 02:52

Singer Drake White: I’m battling the rare brain disorder AVM Country musician Drake White, who collapsed last week while performing on stage in Roanoke, Va., has revealed he was diagnosed with with a debilitating brain disease. About 15 minutes into his set last Friday, the “Livin’ the Dream” singer began stumbling, and was caught by a bandm...2019-08-23, 02:26

Boosting a single brain molecule reduced anxiety in lab monkeys Scientists may have found a potential cure for anxiety after isolating and boosting a molecule in the brains of rhesus monkeys. Andrew Fox, a researcher at UC Davis, and co-author Tade Souaiaia from SUNY lead a team of researchers in an experimental study to determine if behaviors related to anxiety...2019-08-15, 01:13

I Broke My Brain Designing Randomly Generated Sims Buildings I build a lot in The Sims, but like a lot of Simmers, I end up building the same house over and over. No matter how hard I try, they look like the houses in the neighborhood I grew up in. They’re suburban houses with two stories, vaguely Georgian architecture, two beds, and one bathroom. I needed to...2019-08-14, 20:39

Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain’s blood vessels MIT engineers have developed a magnetically steerable, thread-like robot that can actively glide through narrow, winding pathways, such as the labrynthine vasculature of the brain.
In the future, this robotic thread may be paired with existing endovascular technologies, enabling doctors to remote...2019-08-29, 08:26

Scientists See Human-Like Brain Waves in Lab-Grown Mini-Brains One way that scientists can non-invasively study the human brain is by growing “mini-brains,” clusters of brain cells each about the size of a pea, in the lab. In a fascinating progression of this line of research, a team this week reports that they observed human-like brainwaves from these organoid...2019-08-29, 20:39

Trump Brain Status: A Dusting of Light Bulb Shards Speaking before a horde of MAGA chuds at a rally in Fayetteville, NC on Monday evening, President Donald Trump defended his idiotic decision to roll back President Barack Obama’s home energy efficiency standards, which would have phased out traditional incandescent light bulbs in favor of more energ...2019-09-10, 17:39

Boy 'thrown' from Tate Modern suffered brain bleed and fractures Extent of six-year-old’s injuries revealed in court as teenager, 17, is remanded in custodyA six-year-old boy allegedly thrown from the viewing platform at Tate Modern suffered a bleed to the brain along with fractures to his spine, legs and arms, a court has heard.The extent of his injuries were re...2019-08-06, 21:00

Healthy baby delivered 117 days after mom declared brain-dead A woman in the Czech Republic gave birth to a healthy baby girl 117 days after the mother was declared brain-dead. Doctors at the University Hospital in Brno delivered the 4.7-pound, 16.5-inch baby by Cesarean section on Aug. 15, the Independent reported. The artificially sustained mother kept the f...2019-09-03, 19:52

Neuroscientists decode brain speech signals into written text Study funded by Facebook aims to improve communication with paralysed patients Doctors have turned the brain signals for speech into written sentences in a research project that aims to transform how patients with severe disabilities communicate in the future.The breakthrough is the first to demonst...2019-08-01, 02:52

Trump administration won't ban pesticide tied to childhood brain damage Evironmental Protection Agency rejects proposed ban on chlorpyrifos, despite growing evidence of its toxicityThe US government has rejected a proposed ban on a toxic pesticide linked to brain damage in children, dismissing a growing body of research on the health hazards of a widely used agricultura...2019-07-19, 00:26

Rudy Giuliani's Brain Appears to Be Slowly Dripping Out of His Ears The fun (?) thing about Trump administration septuagenarians and related olds on social media is that every now and again they reveal just how liquid their brain has become and post something so incomprehensible that one must ask, “Are they having a stroke?”...2019-05-24, 22:39

Ted Cruz Takes On YouTube With Impotent Threats and Brain Worms Throwing his arms around a far-right provocateur whose shtick includes labeling political adversaries “queers” and “fags,” Senator Ted Cruz on Thursday tweeted a rebuke of YouTube over the company’s belated decision to take action against Steven Crowder, a man whose years-long campaign of harassmen...2019-06-07, 02:00

Woman Relieved After Suspected Brain Tumor Turns Out to Be Tapeworm Egg You wouldn’t expect that finding a tapeworm egg in your brain would be seen as good news, but such was the case for New York resident Rachel Palma this past fall. That’s because the larva found inside was the true cause of Palma’s worsening symptoms of insomnia and hallucinations, rather than a brai...2019-06-08, 08:13

Brain beats brawn as Strycova ends Konta's hopes Johanna Konta played almost perfect tennis for the opening five games of her Wimbledon quarter-final against unseeded Czech Barbora Strycova on an expectant Centre Court on Tuesday....2019-07-09, 23:00

Brain implant restores partial vision to blind people Medical experts hail ‘paradigm shift’ of implant that transmits video images directly to the visual cortex, bypassing the eye and optic nervePartial sight has been restored to six blind people via an implant that transmits video images directly to the brain.Some vision was made possible – with the p...2019-07-13, 09:13

RJ Barrett Self-Diagnoses Terminal Kobe Brain After Being Drafted By Knicks The Knicks got their man with the third* pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, selecting Duke one-and-done prospect R.J. Barrett. Knicks fans in the crowd went nuts as soon as the pick was announced, signaling their approval in no uncertain terms. Barrett, a Canadian, is a slick wing with diverse skills and a...2019-06-21, 03:26

Debunking brain-health myths: How to really boost mental power “Mindfulness”? “Transcendental meditation”? For Rahul Jandial, a board-certified brain surgeon and neuroscientist, those are just terms for meditative breathing — wellness buzzwords created by people trying to make a buck. “There is so much nonsense being peddled about the brain,” Jandial tells The ...2019-06-18, 07:39

Man blamed ‘brain surgery’ after allegedly stabbing wife to death A Queens man was charged Tuesday for allegedly stabbing his wife to death and bashing her with a cutting board — and tried to blame his “brain surgery” for making him snap, according to police sources. Isidro Pacheco, 56, turned himself into the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica on Monday ...2019-05-21, 20:00

Stephen Colbert on Ben Carson: ‘Not a rocket scientist, only a brain surgeon’ Late-night hosts poked fun at the housing secretary’s Oreo error and the possibility of Trump’s case being seen by Merrick GarlandLate-night hosts focused on Donald Trump’s latest failure in court and the prospect of one of his cases being seen by the former supreme court nominee Merrick Garland. Co...2019-05-22, 19:52

Who will wake up from a coma? Electrical jolts in the brain offer hints Enlarge / Healthcare worker sets up an EEG on an ICU patient. (credit: Getty | BSIP)
Researchers may have found a way to detect inklings of consciousness in comatose and vegetative patients just days after they experience a brain injury—and it appears the method may help predict which patients wil...2019-06-30, 16:26

If you lose a body part, other bits get a sensory boost – thank you, brain When you wake up in the middle of the night in total darkness, it can feel as if you have auditory superpowers. Suddenly, you can hear floorboards creak storeys below and the softest rustle of foxes destroying the bins outside, once again. Indeed, it is common wisdom that when you lose one sense, th...2019-05-23, 20:39

Father sues West Virginia frat over son’s brain damage MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A lawsuit says a man who fell down the stairs at West Virginia University fraternity party has been permanently brain damaged.
It says fraternity brothers posed with David M. Rusko’s unconscious body, squirted Ketchup on him and posted pictures on social media. By the ...2019-06-28, 19:00

Poop-eating slugs are infecting Hawaiians with brain parasites A horrifying neurological disease is spreading thanks to an invasive mixed-species mollusk called semi-slugs, according to a new study. There have been a total of 82 cases of the brain infection, known as rat lungworm, from the parasite in Hawaii between 2007 and 2017, a new investigation by the Alo...2019-07-09, 22:52

Metal drinking straw impales UK woman’s brain, killing her Reusable metal straws may be good for the planet, but they can also kill you. The November 2018 death of Broadstone, England, resident Elena Struthers-Gardner has just been ruled accidental. According to the Daily Echo, the 60-year-old woman collapsed in her kitchen while holding a glass — whose 10-...2019-07-10, 01:13

Medical student endures 6 brain surgeries at hospital where she trains Claudia Martinez, 28, is a walking miracle. She’s also a fourth-year medical student at the same hospital that has treated her throughout six brain surgeries. The Brawley, Calif., native who was raised in Houston, Texas wanted to be a doctor since she was a little girl but she never could have...2019-05-28, 17:52

'Save your money': no evidence brain health supplements work, say experts Worldwide panel says it cannot recommend healthy people take ‘memory supplements’Dietary supplements such as vitamins do nothing to boost brain health and are simply a waste of money for healthy people, experts have said.According to figures from the US, sales of so-called “memory supplements” doubl...2019-06-29, 10:39

Parents claim baby suffered a brain bleed after being slapped at day care A baby boy suffered a brain-bleed after being “slapped so hard at nursery it left a hand-shaped bruise on his face,” reports claim. Six-month-old Glen Braun was allegedly hit so hard that his mother, Sarah Braun, said he was vomiting when she picked him up from day care in Shawnee, Kan.,...2019-06-28, 05:39

Doctor who performed brain studies for sex cult Nxivm loses his license The doctor who performed controversial brain studies for the sex cult Nxivm had his license revoked by the New York State Health Department, a report said Thursday. Dr. Brandon Porter, who performed unsanctioned research including a “fright study” for Nxivm, had his license taken away du...2019-08-23, 12:00

Mutant sheep are being bred in lab to fight lethal child brain disease Roslin Institute scientists create a flock to mimic human gene that causes Batten disorderScientists have created a flock of sheep that carry the gene for a lethal inherited brain disorder in humans. The condition, Batten disease, usually starts in childhood and is invariably fatal, often within a ...2019-08-24, 21:13

Ex-Raiders linebacker Neiron Ball dead at 27 from rare brain condition A former NFL linebacker who had been in a medically induced coma after having a brain aneurysm last year has died, relatives said. Neiron Ball, 27, died early Tuesday, nearly one year after being admitted to a hospital in Atlanta with a ruptured blood vessel in his brain, his sister Natalie Ball Myr...2019-09-11, 00:00

Local teen graduates high school while battling brain cancer TUCSON – Julia Moser has spent more time in a hospital bed than any 18-year-old should ever have to experience.
“It’s crazy but I have no choice so you kind of just got to do it, the best you can,” Julia Moser said.
A year ago, Julia had a brain bleed. Doctors removed half o...2019-05-24, 10:39

Hungary scientists fear brain drain as govt seeks control BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences says the government is moving to gain control of Hungary’s research institutes and he fears the country will see an exodus of scientists.
Academy President Laszlo Lovasz said Wednesday that a government-drafted bill on...2019-06-12, 19:13

Scottish girl is world's youngest deep brain stimulation patient Two-year-old has had brain surgery to treat spasms, raising hopes for other childrenA two year-old girl from Glasgow has become the youngest person in the world to undergo brain surgery that doctors say could help limit severe disability among children afflicted by uncontrollable body movements.Vikt...2019-07-11, 00:26

A New York Man Was Killed by a Rare Brain-Infecting Disease Spread by Ticks The most dangerous bug in the United States helped kill a New York resident, state health officials reported Thursday. The man is believed to have died from a viral disease spread by ticks called Powassan fever. Though cases of Powassan remain rare, it’s one of many tickborne diseases that are becom...2019-08-02, 04:13

Young Richmond player Jack Higgins in hospital with brain bleed 20-year-old has had headaches since SundayPlayer ‘in good spirits’ as he receives treatmentRichmond player Jack Higgins is in hospital after being diagnosed with bleeding on his brain.According to media reports, the cause is unknown and the AFL club will release a statement on Wednesday. Continue re...2019-07-17, 04:00

Trump's Social Media Summit Was a Brain-Melting Horror Show Wormed-brained attendees at Donald Trump’s Social Media Summit were treated to nearly an hour of him complaining about not getting enough engagement on his tweets, slamming the media for reporting on his spelling and grammar errors, and a flurry of other grievances about socialism, antifa, and much,...2019-07-12, 04:00

Elon Musk wants to hook the human brain up to a computer by late 2020 In addition to electric cars, road trips to Mars, and strange Twitter behavior, Elon Musk is also known for a new biotech company called Neuralink, which aims to connect human brains to computers.
The company just held a presentation where several execs, including Musk, explained the progress made w...2019-07-18, 09:26

Brain imaging weirdness adds to Cuba “health attack” mystery Enlarge / Picture of the US embassy in Havana, taken on September 29, 2017 after the United States announced it is withdrawing more than half its personnel in response to mysterious health attacks targeting its diplomatic staff. (credit: Getty | AFP)
Forty US diplomats who experienced bizarre sens...2019-07-25, 06:39

Tissue model reveals role of blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s Beta-amyloid plaques, the protein aggregates that form in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, disrupt many brain functions and can kill neurons. They can also damage the blood-brain barrier — the normally tight border that prevents harmful molecules in the bloodstream from entering the brain.
MIT...2019-08-13, 04:26

Predator-style thermal vision could help blind people ‘see’ with brain chip Researchers have invented new bionic eye technology that allows patients to “see” again through special glasses that send electrical signals to an implant in the wearer’s brain. These signals stimulate the implant so it gives a pattern of light to the visual cortex of the brain, wh...2019-08-13, 02:52

Scary injury forces boxer Maxim Dadashev into brain surgery Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev had part of his skull removed during a two-hour brain surgery following a loss to Puerto Rico’s Subriel Matias on Friday, reports say. Dadashev, 28, was rushed to the University of Maryland Hospital in Prince George County after he was seen leaving the arena on a s...2019-07-20, 23:39

Robot ‘snakes’ could slither inside your brain to treat blood clots: study Robots may soon be taking over our brains — but not for the reason you think. Mechanical engineers have developed a snake-like robot to navigate narrow pathways in the body — particularly blood vessels in the brain. The scientists with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) hope the inventi...2019-08-30, 23:13

Zombifying fungus bypasses the brain to make ants its puppets, study finds Enlarge / A dead ant that has been taken over by a species of Cordyceps in the Rio Claro Reserve in Colombia. (credit: National Geographic/Justin Maguire)
Pity the poor unsuspecting carpenter ant who unwittingly becomes infected with spores scattered by a parasitic fungus in the Cordyceps genus. ...2019-07-18, 01:39

Disney guest suffered traumatic brain injury after bird attack: suit A Florida woman is suing the Most Magical Place On Earth, claiming it knew that seasonal nesting birds were a threat to Disney resort guests but refused to do anything about them — which led to her being attacked and injured. “If there’s a company that’s well-versed in safety, it should be Dis...2019-05-29, 12:13

Post-Brexit tech brain drain worries half of businesses -survey Just over half of Britain's
businesses believe the country is at risk of a brain drain after
Brexit, with many worried in particular about a shortage of tech
skills, according to research by cloud-based software company
Salesforce.com....2019-07-11, 01:13

Bride vows to ‘crawl down’ aisle before letting brain tumor stop wedding Their dream wedding was quickly turning in to a nightmare. “I was going to crawl down that aisle before I had to use the walker,” Christina Anderson tells Today. “It was not an option for me.” This May, the 24-year-old nurse from Watertown, South Dakota, was busy sorting the final details of her wed...2019-08-23, 05:13

Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield happy to give brain to concussion research AFLPA president “all for” donating organs‘You can’t take them with you when you’re gone’AFL Players Association president Patrick Dangerfield is all for donating his brain to post-mortem concussion research after last month the disease CTE was found in the donated brains from two rugby league player...2019-07-08, 10:52

Post-Brexit tech brain drain worries half of businesses: survey Just over half of Britain's businesses believe the country is at risk of a brain drain after Brexit, with many worried in particular about a shortage of tech skills, according to research by cloud-based software company Salesforce.com....2019-07-11, 02:13

Brain-eating amoeba kills again—here’s how it kills and how to avoid it Enlarge / Ahhhhhhhhhhhh (credit: Getty | James Morgan)
A 59-year-old North Carolina man died Monday, July 22, from an infection caused by the free-living amoeba Naegleria fowleri, aka the “brain-eating amoeba.”
According to state officials, the man fell victim to the single-celled organism after s...2019-07-31, 20:26

Mike Moustakas belts two HRs on birthday to spark Brewers MIAMI — Mike Moustakas celebrated his 31st birthday in style. He homered twice, including a tiebreaking, two-run shot in the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Miami Marlins 7-5 Wednesday night in their first game following star outfielder Christian Yelich’s season-ending injur...2019-09-12, 07:13

DeAndre Baker already facing resiliency test after torching Playing cornerback in the NFL is a bit counterintuitive — you have to study, study, study, retain all sorts of information, then instantly forget what happened from one play to the next, from one game to the next. DeAndre Baker in his first game for the Giants was more bad than good and the entire.....2019-09-12, 07:13

Browns fan banned for Logan Ryan beer toss: I wasn’t even there! Drink it in: The Browns may have just punished the wrong fan in the aftermath of Sunday’s beer toss. After a Cleveland fan was caught on camera dousing the Titans’ Logan Ryan on Sunday, the team vowed to dish out an indefinite ban to the offender from FirstEnergy Stadium. Now, the punish...2019-09-12, 07:13

Report: Triple Crown Winner Justify Failed Drug Test Ahead Of Kentucky Derby Explosive news out of the world of horse racing today: Justify, the colt that ruined the mystique of one of sports’ all-time legendary feats last summer, reportedly tested positive for a performance enhancing substance in the weeks ahead of the Kentucky Derby. Under the rules in place at the time, J...2019-09-12, 07:13

Ultimate Ears is letting Aussies fully customise their new Boom 3 speaker The rugged Bluetooth speakers offered by Ultimate Ears are some of the best on the market – in fact, we reckon the Boom 3 is the best portable speaker available right now. However, there's something new brewing that lets Aussies make this iconic cylinder truly their own.Ultimate Ears has...2019-09-12, 07:13

Asia stocks edge up as Trump delays tariffs on China U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that increased tariffs on 250 billion dollars worth of Chinese goods that were set to kick in on October 1 have now been delayed to October 15 "as a gesture of good will."...2019-09-12, 08:00

Married murder suspects captured in Arizona after weeks on the lam A pair of 50-plus-year-old married murder suspects were busted in Arizona on Wednesday night after weeks on the lam since escaping police custody in New York, a report said. Blane Barksdale, 56, and Susan Barksdale, 59, of Arizona, were captured without incident by US Marshals and The Navajo County ...2019-09-12, 09:00

Terry Collins gets another job in Mets’ organization Terry Collins is returning to the Mets’ organization, The Post’s Joel Sherman reported. Collins will be coming back as a senior adviser for player personnel. The 70-year-old Collins led the Mets to the 2015 World Series and is the franchise’s longest-tenured manager, with a record of 551-583 over se...2019-09-12, 09:26

'Oracle of oil' T. Boone Pickens dies at 91 T. Boone Pickens, a celebrated corporate raider and energy industry magnate who built an empire out of an initial $2,500 investment, died on Wednesday at age 91....2019-09-12, 10:13

Cathay Pacific freezes new hiring, to focus on cost cuts: memo Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd has put a freeze on new hiring, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, as the airline battles a slump in demand from fliers avoiding Hong Kong amid massive anti-government protests in the city....2019-09-12, 10:13

UK still behind in cancer survival despite recent surge Big improvement in past two decades fails to close gap with likes of Australia and CanadaCancer survival rates in the UK have improved markedly over recent decades but still lag behind those of comparable countries, a major research exercise has shown.The study looked at one-year and five-year survi...2019-09-12, 10:39

Last body found in fatal Calif. boat fire Authorities say divers off the Southern California coast have found the body of the last missing victim in a fatal boat fire that killed 34 people. An investigation continues into the cause of the deadly blaze. (Sept. 11)
...2019-09-12, 11:00

Judge blocks auction of Jewish WWII relic as custody fight rages A judge on Wednesday blocked the auction of a Jewish World War II artifact estimated to be worth millions that a Holocaust-survivor’s son says was improperly put on the block. Rabbi Hyman Rubin — the son of late Rabbi Menacham Mendal Rubin who survived Auschwitz — filed suit Monday to block a ...2019-09-12, 11:26

10-year-old fatally hit by Brooklyn car just missed his school bus The 10-year-old boy fatally struck by an out-of-control SUV as he waited for a city bus in Brooklyn had just missed his school bus home, his grieving parents said Wednesday. “He said he was going to take the city bus,” Mary Majao told The Post of her Enzo Farachio. “I asked him if he was......2019-09-12, 11:26

City Council, Speaker Corey Johnson move to repeal conversion therapy ban The City Council is planning to repeal a ban on so-called “conversion therapy” aimed at turning gay people straight ­– a move aimed at avoiding a court challenge that could potentially set a pro-conversion therapy precedent nationwide. Council Speaker Corey Johnson, who is gay, plans to introduce a ...2019-09-12, 11:26

Ex-Anthrax singer Dan Nelson busted for thrashing elderly man Former Anthrax frontman Dan Nelson was busted Wednesday for thrashing a 74-year-old man inside a Queens hotel last month, according to cops. Nelson — who helmed the NYC-born, thrash-metal outfit between 2007 and 2009 — got heated when the elderly man asked him a question at the Aloft New York LaGuar...2019-09-12, 11:26

Man slashed in face during Staten Island robbery A 66-year-old man was jumped from behind, slashed in the face and robbed by three unidentified men on Staten Island, police said Wednesday. The victim was standing at a bus stop in front of 532 Henderson Ave. in West New Brighton around 5 a.m. on Aug. 13 when a gang of three men attacked him......2019-09-12, 11:26

The bull market just won't die The trade war is far from over. Many multinational companies are expected to report weak third quarter earnings. And President Trump continues to feud with the Federal Reserve about interest rates....2019-09-12, 12:13

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Viral Bengaluru 'Moonwalk' Recreated In Mexico. Watch Noted Bengaluru-based artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy recently shared video clip of him walking on a potholed road in the city resembling craters on the moon while dressed as an astronaut. The video has......2019-09-12, 13:00

Russian police carry out mass raids against opposition activists Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says searches show ‘Putin is very angry’ after Moscow pollsRussian law enforcement authorities have carried out mass raids on the homes and offices of the Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s supporters.Searches took place in 39 towns and cities on Thursday, four days after ...2019-09-12, 13:00

Crippling costs of trillion-dollar deficits will harm future generations CONGRATULATIONS, America! The country managed to cross the $1 trillion annual deficit threshold in just 11 months. And this, along with the massive debt our nation already had, almost guarantees that our kids and grandkids will never see the affluence we have enjoyed. They’ll be spending most of the...2019-09-12, 14:13

‘Gig’ workers may live California dream The “gig economy” is on shaky ground in its own home state of California. Legislators there passed a landmark law on Wednesday that could force Uber, Lyft and other “gig economy” companies to classify their workers as employees rather than contractors. The law, which is being vehemently opposed by b...2019-09-12, 14:13

Purdue Pharma reaches tentative settlement in opioid lawsuits Purdue Pharma has reached a deal for up to $12 billion to settle the thousands of lawsuits it faced for the role its notorious painkiller OxyContin played in fueling the opioid epidemic. Helmed by the billionaire Sackler family, Purdue reached the agreement Wednesday with 23 state governments and 2,...2019-09-12, 14:13

Rotary Club of Tucson honors first responders TUCSON – On a day dedicated to those lost in the attacks of September 11, The Rotary Club of Tucson made sure the work first responders do does not go unnoticed.
First responders were invited to the Doubletree hotel for an event in their honor. Tucson Police chief Chris Magnus, Pima County She...2019-09-12, 15:52

UA’s Tristan Cooper talks about jarring hit on field TUCSON – There’s a fine line between landing a jarring hit on a player and being called for a targeting penalty by referees. U of A’s Triston Cooper talks about his amazing hit on an NAU player and the risk of a penalty:...2019-09-12, 15:52

France doesn’t want Facebook to operate Libra in Europe Facebook’s ambitious cryptocurrency project, Libra, has been facing a lot of heat in Europe since its announcement in June. Now, according to Reuters, the French finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, doesn’t want it to operate in the EU, as he feels it’s unclear exactly how the digital currency will fun...2019-09-12, 15:52

Jamel Herring: from the Iraq War to boxing glory ... and West Side Story As a marine, he did two tours of Iraq. As a boxer, he has won a world title. And as an actor, he has impressed Steven SpielbergJamel Herring, a former marine who took up professional boxing and won a world title, found himself on a film set earlier this month, throwing combinations for a scene in St...2019-09-12, 15:52

Is the iPad Mini a great choice for a small tablet? Yesterday's Apple event didn't cover any updates to its iPad Mini -- which makes sense given that the 2019 iPad Mini was just released back in March. When senior editor Chris Velazco reviewed the most recent model, it had been three years since the l......2019-09-12, 16:39

Dozens of CEOs call on Senate to tackle gun violence: reports More than 100 chief executives of some of the nation's most well-known companies on Thursday called on the U.S. Senate to take action to tackle gun violence, including expanding background checks and strengthening so-called red flag laws, according to media reports....2019-09-12, 16:39

Tanzanian leader sacks spy chief ahead of polls Tanzanian president John Magufuli has sacked the head of the country's intelligence service, the presidency said on Thursday, a move seen as indicating a shake-up of the intelligence network ahead of elections next year....2019-09-12, 17:00

Maybe the Worst Possible Way for Trump to Fight Homelessness Donald Trump has recently set his sights on fighting homelessness in California: a worthy goal for any executive, but one that Trump appears to be pursuing with his typical brand of hairbrained callousness that makes it almost certain that the vulnerable people on California’s streets won’t benefit....2019-09-12, 17:26

Serbia beats Team USA in World Cup Serbia beat Team USA 94-89 in a consolation game at the FIBA World Cup in China on Thursday, continuing a spiral that will conclude Saturday with no better than a seventh-place finish in the tournament....2019-09-12, 17:52

Charlotte, N.C, on $50K a Year How far does a $50K salary go when you’re starting out? It depends on where you live. Meet Patrick Komorous, a utility-sales representative in Charlotte....2019-09-12, 19:00

K2-18b: every habitable planet surely has life | Letter As a new world with life-sustaining qualities is discovered, Prof Chandra Wickramasinghe discusses the likelihood that life has taken rootYour report that water vapour, perhaps even rain, has been detected in a planet in the so-called Goldilocks zone of a distant star is of no surprise because water...2019-09-12, 19:52

Google's search results will highlight original reporting Google has updated its search algorithm to give more prominence to original reporting. The company's vice president of news, Richard Gingras, wrote in a blog post that it should be easier for people to find the origins of a news story....2019-09-12, 20:13

Kobe Bryant has the most savage breakdown of daughter’s basketball team Kobe Bryant still takes basketball seriously. Appearing with his daughter’s AAU team on Instagram, the Lakers legend commended six girls in the picture for working out with him, then seemingly called out another player for opting to participate in a dance recital rather than the basketball tou...2019-09-12, 20:39

ICE to Shell Out $30 Million for Phone-Hacking Tech Cellebrite, an Israeli firm that sell forensics tools capable of bypassing the security on most cellphones, has secured a new $30 million contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Daily Beast reported late Wednesday.Read more......2019-09-12, 21:26

Tip leads to capture of escaped fugitives arrested in Tucson murder PHOENIX – The U.S. Marshal for the District of Arizona has announced the capture of two escaped fugitives wanted for a Tucson murder.
According to a news release, U.S. Marshals captured Blane and Susan Barksdale on Wednesday after a tip led authorities to Punkin Center in Tonto Basin.
The two ...2019-09-12, 21:26

Sega Genesis Mini review: $80 delivers a ton of blast-processing fun Enlarge / Tiny system next to giant pack-in controller. (It comes with two 3-button pads.) (credit: Sam Machkovech)
Shortly after NES Classic fever swept the United States in 2016, a series of underwhelming nostalgia systems followed, all designed to emulate classic games through modern TVs' HDMI ...2019-09-12, 21:52

R.I.P. screenwriter Mardik Martin Mardik Martin, a celebrated screenwriter who frequently collaborated with Martin Scorsese, has died. Per Entertainment Weekly, friend and former WGA West president Howard A. Rodman tweeted after the Armenian Film Society broke the news on Wednesday night: “My friend and colleague Mardik Martin died ...2019-09-12, 21:52

Chelsea Wolfe goes back to the land on the starkly beautiful Birth Of Violence Chelsea Wolfe took to the woods years ago. Wolfe moved back to Northern California, where she was raised, in 2015, settling into an isolated house in the mountains surrounded by hushed, misty redwood groves (and a local biker bar). But, she says, she didn’t spend much time there until this past yea...2019-09-12, 21:52

Trump EPA repeals Obama-era water protections to boost industry The Trump administration on Thursday announced repeal of an Obama-era regulation that had expanded pollution protections for waterways such as wetlands and shallow streams, but that farmers, miners and manufacturers decried as overreach....2019-09-12, 21:52

Crisis at the boar-der: panic as Canadian feral hogs approach the US They are exceptionally large, often aggressive, can be difficult to track down and breed copiouslyAmerica is facing a crisis at the border. It’s just not the one you might have heard about. According to officials with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), sightings of feral hogs along the norther...2019-09-12, 23:00

'She's got a son': Trump seems to forget he has a son with Melania – video During a press conference about the dangers of vaping, Donald Trump praised his wife Melania for shining light on the health implications for young people. 'That’s how the first lady got involved. She’s got a son,' Trump said. Trump then interjected quickly 'together', as if he had just remembered t...2019-09-12, 23:00

We're quitting smoking, so why is big tobacco booming? - video Smoking rates are falling in the UK, US and much of Europe. Forty-five per cent of Brits smoked in the 60s and 70s, compared with just 15% today. You would think this was bad news for cigarette profits, but tobacco companies are making more money than ever. They claim they no longer market tradition...2019-09-12, 23:00

Economists Don't See Path to 3% Growth The Trump administration’s goal of achieving economic growth of 3% or better is looking increasingly remote this year, according to forecasters surveyed by The Wall Street Journal....2019-09-12, 23:26

German software firm TeamViewer's IPO already oversubscribed The initial public offering for German software company TeamViewer was immediately oversubscribed when its shares went on offer on Thursday, putting it on track to reach the 5.5 billion euro ($6.1 billion) valuation it is seeking....2019-09-12, 23:52

Bahraini crown prince to visit U.S., meet with Trump Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa will make an official visit to the United States on Monday to meet with President Donald Trump, a White House statement said on Thursday....2019-09-12, 23:52

EU to give Colombia 30 million euros in aid for Venezuelan migrants The European Union will give 30 million euros ($33 million) in aid to Colombia to help the Andean country grapple with an influx of Venezuelan migrants fleeing economic and political strife at home, EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini said on Thursday....2019-09-12, 23:52

Samsung's artistic The Frame TV is currently on sale for $649 Samsung's The Frame is alluring if you like the idea of a TV that can double as living artwork, but the price? Not so much -- you've usually had to pay a premium for that seamless look. It might be much easier to rationalize right now, though. BuyDig......2019-09-13, 00:39

Horror series 'Amnesia' now available on Nintendo Switch If you've ever wanted to scream for dear life on public transit, there's good news. After first launching on PC in 2010 and then making its way to the PlayStation 4 in 2016, the Amnesia: Collection is now available on Nintendo Switch. The bundle incl......2019-09-13, 00:39

Transgender deaths devastate families LUMBER BRIDGE, NC — “Okay, Mommy. I love you.” That was Brenda Scurlock’s last text from her son, Avery, before he was shot eight times, his body abandoned in a field in eastern North Carolina. Scurlock had always worried about Avery’s safety. He was young and black in a society where those qualitie...2019-09-13, 01:26

Assistant principal failed to act on Abel Cedeno knife warning: probe An assistant principal at the Bronx school where Abel Cedeno fatally stabbed another classmate in 2017 failed to act when the boy’s mom warned he was bringing knives to school and should be fired, a damning probe by the city’s schools watchdog found. Cedeno’s mother phoned teacher ...2019-09-13, 01:26

Tip leads to capture of escaped suspects of Tucson murder Blane and Susan taken into custody on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 by the U.S. Marshalls in Gila County. Courtesy: Navajo County Sheriff’s Office.
PHOENIX – The U.S. Marshal for the District of Arizona has announced the capture of two escaped fugitives wanted for a Tucson murder.
According to a n...2019-09-13, 01:52

Fireman Sam – from Pontypandy hero to twisted firestarter First came the news that a real-life fire service was dropping the fictional firefighter as its mascot. Now the right are wading in to rewrite the playbookNews that the children’s TV character Fireman Sam is to be dropped as Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue’s mascot – for not seeming inclusive enough to...2019-09-13, 02:13

YouTuber PewDiePie scraps $50,000 pledge to anti-hate group after fan backlash Vlogger embraced by far right apologizes for planned donation to Anti-Defamation League, after fans claim conspiracyThe popular YouTuber Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg has withdrawn a $50,000 pledge to an anti-hate group, which he had dedicated as a means of atoning for past accusations of racism and a...2019-09-13, 02:39

California dive boat crew were all asleep during deadly blaze: NTSB The doomed California dive boat that killed 34 people when it burst into flames didn’t have a night watchman on duty to alert passengers of the disaster, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report released Thursday. “At the time of the fire, [all] five crew members were asleep in ber...2019-09-13, 03:00

Visiting London? Insiders share tips London has so many incredible choices for travelers that it can get overwhelming. Insiders share their top tips for your visit -- from hotels and restaurants to nightlife and shopping....2019-09-13, 04:13

Lagares homers twice as Mets cap sweep of D-backs Juan Lagares had the biggest game of his major league career Thursday afternoon, when the longest-tenured member of the New York Mets homered twice and finished with six RBIs as the surging Mets completed a four-game sweep of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks with a 11-1 win....2019-09-13, 05:00

iPhone cyberattacks hit new high - protect your device now Devices made by Apple, such as the new iPhone 11, are being bombarded by cyberattacks more frequently than ever before, new research has found.A report from Kaspersky has discovered that iOS devices and Mac computers are becoming increasingly common targets for hackers trying to steal personal detai...2019-09-13, 06:52

NYPD sergeants honored for heroics at ceremony in Brooklyn When NYPD Sgt. Roger “RJ” Coleman saw a man with tattoos on his face and neck on a Manhattan subway platform back in May, he knew he was looking at the killer from a wanted poster that he had just handed out to his cops. “We were all looking for this guy,” Coleman told The......2019-09-13, 07:13

Google Earth reveals remains of man missing for 22 years in Florida lake Remains were of William Moldt, who went missing in November 1997 at the age of 40 after leaving a nightclubIt took 22 years, but a missing man’s remains were finally found thanks to someone who zoomed in on his former Florida neighborhood with Google satellite images and noticed a car submerged in a...2019-09-13, 08:00

Gucci goes carbon neutral in attempt to tackle climate crisis The planet has gone too far, says CEO Marco Bizzarri, as he outlines greener strategyAs the fashion industry continues to address its role in the climate crisis, Italy’s most valuable luxury brand has said it has become an entirely carbon neutral company.Gucci outlined its strategy on Thursday, whic...2019-09-13, 12:26

Shares, bond yields perch at six-week highs World shares climbed to a six-week high alongside benchmark government bond yields on Friday, as markets cheered signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks and another powerful slug of stimulus from the European Central Bank....2019-09-13, 12:26

Harvard gives Jeffrey Epstein money to sex victims Harvard University is reviewing more than £7 million in donations from disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and will donate all unspent funding from him to victims of sexual crimes, its president has announced....2019-09-13, 12:52

Football transfer rumours: N'Golo Kanté to fix Real Madrid's midfield? Today’s talk is waiting at the first carousel If Zinedine Zidane is to survive much longer at Real Madrid, something which probably relies on winning the next few matches, then he would like N’Golo Kanté to solve the sluggishness in his team’s midfield. Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois are helping w...2019-09-13, 13:13

Australia heartbroken by Spain in Basketball World Cup double overtime thriller Spain reach final with 95-88 win over Australia in BeijingBoomers fall just short after pushing world No 2 all the wayAustralia were left to rue a missed opportunity at the end of regulation time as man-of-the-match Marc Gasol inspired Spain to a 95-88 double overtime victory to reach the Basketball...2019-09-13, 13:13

Google Maps just got a brand new feature that goes way beyond navigation Google has been adding plenty of new features to Google Maps over the year, most of them meant to improve navigation and commute experiences. The latest feature, however, is a lot more helpful than just providing directions to a new destination. Google Maps will now show users drug addiction recover...2019-09-13, 13:39